Empathy International

Helping the rural poor through education, income generation & aid

Empathy is a UK registered charity (no. 1156970) helping the rural poor through education, income generation and aid. We are passionate to see the most vulnerable and disadvantaged being reached, resourced and released from all forms of poverty.

In 2010, we started working alongside the marginalised rural poor of Northern Laos, SE Asia with income generating fish & mushroom projects and the following new projects being added to meet community needs and requests:

Bamboo Schools

Dignity Sewing Project

Fish Aid

Joseph Project Harvest Centre

Link Motorbike Repair Training

Mushroom Farming

Piggy Bank Project

"I was privileged to spend a week with the Fish Aid Director and his excellent Laos Team in June 2016. Our Trust had made grants to support their mushroom cultivation and fish farming projects, set up to provide income generation for the rural poor. I was delighted with how effective this niche charity is, multiplying small to medium grants into highly sustainable livelihood micro-businesses which empower families and communities to provide for themselves. I would recommend Fish Aid to other trusts with rural development mandates as an experienced, trustworthy and effective charity."

Duncan Kellard. Tikvah Trust UK

"Having heard great things about Fish Aid… I was stunned and deeply impressed by his achievements. Fish Aid really has made a difference, providing training, skills and jobs to marginalised and disadvantaged people who had nothing and now have the wherewithal to feed their families and their communities. This is inspirational work and is worthy of wide support.”

Struan Stevenson. MEP for Scotland 1999-2014
EU President Fisheries Committee 2002-2004, EU Senior Vice President Fisheries Committee 2009-2014.

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Very pleased with the rural fish hatchery providing 100,000’s of baby fish to help families grow their own fish to…

First time using a computer and it’s amazing how fast the students pick up these new skills - this all…

🇱🇦❤️🐟 Good fish food = healthy mother’s & fathers producing 100,000’s of good quality baby fish to give farmers a…

So good to see another great litter of healthy piglets born & growing fast to help rural families increase food…

We’re delighted to welcome Payolin & Anongly from the UK Embassy to Mekong Vocational to meet the new students and…

Delighted that the new ‘Introduction to Computers’ course has now started so rural communities can learn another new skill to…

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